Marcio Sicoli

RV Portland, 1 of 7 remaining undefeated volleyball programs in NCAA Division I, and 13th-ranked Washington put up 3-0 marks at the Boise State Classic to close out nonconference action over the weekend.

Senior Roni Jones-Perry was tabbed AVCA Division I Women’s Player of the Week after leading 3rd-ranked BYU to a 3-0 mark last week. She is the seventh player in Cougar women’s volleyball history to be recognized as player of the week and the first since 2015.

Head Coach Marcio Sicoli added a familiar face to the coaching staff for the 2018-19 campaign, hiring former volunteer assistant Jon Dazé as Assistant Coach. Dazé was a member of the coaching staff that led the Pepperdine beach volleyball program to its second AVCA National Championship crown in 2014.

Marcio Sicoli, who has coached Kerri Walsh Jennings in two Olympics, has signed on to help the three-time Olympic Gold Medalist with her event series venture, P1440. Sicoli will act as Director of Beach Volleyball Development with assistance from Jonathan Daze, p1440 announced Tuesday.

Olympic champion Kerri Walsh Jennings has good news for fans about her return to the sand after two offseason surgeries: she starts practice March 8 and will make her 2018 debut in Xiamen, China, in April.